Preparations

It is important to note that when we reference a “fid” or a number of “fid lengths” within these splicing instructions, we are referring to a “full fid length” which is calculated at 21 x the rope diameter. If you are using fids for your measurements, you must be sure to account for the type of fid you are using i.e. “half 10.5x, long 14x or full fids 21x”.

Stage 1 – Measurements & Marking

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Make “mark 1” 2¼ fid lengths (47 times the rope’s diameter) from the bitter end. Form the desired eye and make “mark 2” opposite of “mark 1”. (1¼ fid lengths were used in the photos for photographic reasons)

Stage 2 – Working the Other End

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Make a mark on the short length at a distance of 1x the diameter of the rope away from the newly formed eye.

Attach a fid to the other/2nd end of the rope (the end with the finished spliced eye in the photos) and pass it through the mark you made in step 1. (To work a spliced eye through a rope, you may want to either tape the rope to the fid or ideally, switch to a larger fid.)

Now that you have the 2nd end of the rope worked through the middle, pull it all the way through.

Set the Brummel by pulling the rope in such a way that the two crossovers are pulled tightly together.